UCR Science News

@UCR_ScienceNews

Extraordinary research from inland Southern California to the world. RTs not endorsements. Opinions are my own. Not an official UC Riverside account.

Riverside, California.

Joined February 2010

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UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · 16 h

13 #tips to help you #sleepbetter: health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines… #insomnia #sleeping #Sleep #sleepless

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. Psychiatrist Jesse Koskey shares strategies based on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) that can help you get a better night’s sleep.

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UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 25

About twice a month, @UCRiverside #medical #students run a free #clinic at a church in downtown #Riverside: pressenterprise.com/2025/07/23/fre… @UCRSoM

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. UC Riverside medical students oversee the effort from a church that helps patients in need.

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · 16 h

1816, the Year Without a #Summer: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07… @BBCRadio4 @BBCInOurTime

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · 17 h

#COVID rising in #California. How bad will this #summer be? latimes.com/california/sto…

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. COVID is on the rise again. The uptick was first registered in Northern California, but has also started being seen in Southern California more recently.

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 26

What #microplastics are doing to our #bodies: bbc.com/future/article…

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we know about what they're doing to our bodies.

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UC Riverside CNAS@UCRCNAS · Jul 21

In 1907, the UC Regents established the UC Citrus Experiment Station (CES) on 23 acres of land in #Riverside. The station contributed greatly to the cultivation of the orange & the overall agriculture industry in California. #UCRscience #CitrusExperimentStation #ucr #ucriverside

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UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 21

“Very few #chemicals are known to be #mosquito attractants, except the #carbondioxide in our exhaled #breath (that they can #smell),” says @UCRiverside #scientist: dazeddigital.com/beauty/article… @UCRCNAS @Olfactozone

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. TikTok claims that certain fragrances are irresistible to spiders, wasps and mosquitoes. We explore whether there’s any truth to the buzz

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 20

Could #fungi control our #brains? bbc.com/future/article…

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 18

Inhaled agricultural #dust disrupts #guthealth news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/… #Agriculture #gut #IBD #lungs #lung @UCRSoM @UCRbmsc @DecMcCole

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. UC Riverside study highlights need for protective measures for agricultural workers

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 17

#Epilepsy #research @UCRiverside rewarded with #fellowship and #grant insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2025/07… @UCRCNAS @AmEpilepsySoc

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UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 17

.@UCRiverside’s new School of #Medicine instructional #building was recognized for excellence in #architecture by the Society for College and University Planning. insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2025/07… @UCRSoM

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 17

#Astronomers have spotted a #solarsystem beyond our own in its very earliest stages of formation. nature.com/articles/d4158…

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. Nature - Astronomers get rare glimpse of earliest stages of planet formation around a baby star.

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 17

A new #medical program will train future #physicians committed to the #health and well-being of #California's Central Coast #communities and increase access to #care. news.ucsc.edu/2025/07/uc-san… #healthcare #HealthcareForAll #Wellness

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. The establishment of the UC Programs in Medical Education Central Coast (PRIME Central Coast), made possible by $1.5 million in new seed funding from the state, aims to enroll an inaugural cohort of...

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UC Riverside CNAS@UCRCNAS · Jul 17

Why Do Insects Flock to Lights at Night? youtu.be/eKZaFUlKS4A?si… #UCRscience #entomology #insects #behavior #ucr #ucriverside

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 17

#Babies from three people’s #DNA show this: bbc.com/news/articles/…

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, often fatal inherited diseases.

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Dr. Buzz Aldrin@TheRealBuzz · Jul 16

On this day, July 16th 1969, we were “GO” for launch – and at precisely 13:32 UTC, #Apollo11 lifted off from @NASAKennedy to transport three mortal Americans – Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and myself – to the Moon. The hard work, dedication and focus across the entire @NASA…

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UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 16

#Computerscience professor @UCRiverside selected for prestigious #symposium insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2025/07… @UCRBCOE @vagelispapalex @UCR_CSE

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 16

.@NASA #grant to @UCRiverside to allow in-depth study of cosmic microwave background insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2025/07… @UCRCNAS #CMB

UCR Science News@UCR_ScienceNews · Jul 15

Eight @UCRiverside assistant professors have been awarded competitive 2025–26 Hellman #Fellowships that support promising early-#career #faculty on the path to #tenure. Congratulations! insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/2025/0… @UCRBCOE @ucrchass @UCRCNAS

UCR_ScienceNews's tweet card. Eight UC Riverside assistant professors, whose research spans innovations in computer science to discoveries in Latin American history, have been awarded competitive 2025–26 Hellman Fellowships that...

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UC Riverside CNAS@UCRCNAS · Jul 14

Physicists learn to control electricity at the quantum scale earth.com/news/control-e… via @EarthDotCom #UCRscience #physics #electricity #quantumphysics #silicon #ucr #ucriverside

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